U.S. Weighs Plans to Punish Assad

Possible Military Responses Are Refined After Poison Gas Claims

By
Adam Entous,
Julian E. Barnes and
Inti Landauro

Updated Aug. 23, 2013 8:38 am ET

The U.S. began refining its military options for possible strikes in Syria, officials said, and initiated diplomatic efforts to craft an international response to allegations that Syria's government killed over 1,100 civilians with chemical weapons.

Officers at the Pentagon on Thursday were updating target lists for possible airstrikes on a range of Syrian government and military installations, officials said, as part of contingency planning should President Barack Obama decide to act after what experts said may be the worst...

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